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Radio Netherlands launches series of plays in Aden schools&nbsp;A play under the title of "The Tale of Osama," was performed on Sunday morning in Aden as a result of the cooperation between Radio Netherlands and Aden Gulf Troupe to play a series of plays at schools.
The play was performed at Bakathir High school in Crater district and discussed the violence and extremism issues. After the end of the play , the audience was able to participate directy through interacting with the actors on the stage.
last February, Radio Netherlands organized traininghttp://yemen-nn.com/news/11972/
Tue, 12 Apr 2016 21:53:21 +0300http://yemen-nn.com/news/11972/Balqees to perform duet with Andrea Bocelli in Abu DhabiHe&rsquo;s known as much for his voice as his famous duets. And on his UAE return on April 22, at the du Arena in Abu Dhabi, iconic tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform with Emirati-Yemeni singer Balqees. The pair will also be accompanied by the UAE-based NSO Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
Bocelli has performed iconic duets with singers around the world, includingTime to Say Goodbye&nbsp;with Sarah Brightman, and&nbsp;The Prayer&nbsp;with Celine Dion. He recently sang a duet with Ariana Grandehttp://yemen-nn.com/news/11963/
Wed, 06 Apr 2016 01:01:00 +0300http://yemen-nn.com/news/11963/Damning study finds a ‘whitewashed’ HollywoodNEW YORK: In one of the most exhaustive and damning reports on diversity in Hollywood, a new study finds that the films and television produced by major media companies are &ldquo;whitewashed.&rdquo; An &ldquo;epidemic of invisibility&rdquo; runs top to bottom through the industry for women, minorities and LGBT people. Released Monday by the Media, Diversity and Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California&rsquo;s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, the studyhttp://yemen-nn.com/news/11874/
Tue, 23 Feb 2016 12:02:00 +0300http://yemen-nn.com/news/11874/Astonish your kids this half term with Da Vinci's marvellous machines at the Science Museum
Leonardo da Vinci&rsquo;s prodigious output has provided fertile ground for such blockbuster exhibitions as the National Gallery&rsquo;s comprehensive 2012 survey, and the Queen and British Museum&rsquo;s showcase of his drawings.
The Science Museum&rsquo;s new show focuses on da Vinci&rsquo;s engineering, with physical incarnations of the various machines detailed in his many notebooks. This is a perfect show for kids: the 39 models on display are thoroughly alien to our modern conceptionshttp://yemen-nn.com/news/11824/
Fri, 12 Feb 2016 03:03:00 +0300http://yemen-nn.com/news/11824/Coldplay lets Beyonce, Bruno Mars upstage bandNEW YORK: Give Chris Martin and Coldplay credit. It takes a certain lack of ego for musicians to essentially let themselves be upstaged at their own Super Bowl show. The British band invited Beyonce and Bruno Mars to share the spotlight Sunday for the halftime extravaganza, which evolved into a 50th anniversary tribute to Super Bowl shows of yore. Both the guest artists &ndash; with experience as headliners of their own on the year&rsquo;s biggest entertainment platform &ndash; pushed up thehttp://yemen-nn.com/news/11808/
Tue, 09 Feb 2016 23:04:00 +0300http://yemen-nn.com/news/11808/Angelina Jolie's film 'Unbroken' finally opens in JapanAssociated Press
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TOKYO: Angelina Jolie's "Unbroken" has opened more than a year after the rest of the world in Japan, the country where the main character endures as a prisoner of war and where some have called for a boycott of the movie.
There were concerns right-wing extremists may try to disrupt the opening Saturday.
The crowd at Theater Image Forum in Tokyo appeared engrossed in the film, flinching at the torture scenes and sympathizing with the hero, Louis Zamperini.
Thehttp://yemen-nn.com/news/11785/
Sun, 07 Feb 2016 22:04:00 +0300http://yemen-nn.com/news/11785/Chelsea Handler shifts gears in Netflix’s Chelsea DoesPARK CITY, Utah: After turning 40, quitting her late-night talk show, traveling the world and living alone, Chelsea Handler is feeling more thoughtful and more insecure than ever before. She wonders if audiences are still interested in what she has to say, and worries she might be an egomaniac for even thinking that.
She&rsquo;s shifting gears, and she&rsquo;s showing it, in person and on screen in &ldquo;Chelsea Does,&rdquo; the four-part Netflix docu-series she premiered at the Sundance Filmhttp://yemen-nn.com/news/11753/
Wed, 03 Feb 2016 17:17:00 +0300http://yemen-nn.com/news/11753/Things to do before 30: read these booksYour 20s are a time for figuring out who you are and what you want from life.
While the only way to learn is to survive the inevitable cycle of successes and failures, it is always useful to have some guidance along the way.
To help you out, we've selected some of our favorite books that likely never made your high-school or college reading lists.
It's an eclectic selection that focuses on topics like understanding your identity, shaping your worldview, and laying the foundation for ahttp://yemen-nn.com/news/11752/
Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:01:00 +0300http://yemen-nn.com/news/11752/Shakespeare's Globe to stage Hamlet at 'Jungle' campShakespeare's Globe is to stage a performance of Hamlet at the migrant camp in Calais known as the "Jungle".The event, on 3 February, is part of a two-year long world tour of the production which recently included a show for Yemeni refugees in Djibouti.Globe artistic director Dominic Dromgoole said it was "another wonderful example" of the tour's "ability to reach displaced people".About 6,000 people live in the "Jungle" in dangerous and unsanitary conditions.The production is being staged inhttp://yemen-nn.com/news/11715/
Sun, 31 Jan 2016 14:01:00 +0300http://yemen-nn.com/news/11715/Screen Actors Guild awards: 'Diversity reigns' in ceremonyThe journalism drama Spotlight took home the main prize at the Screen Actors Guild awards, but the success of minority actors drew most attention.The film, about the Boston Globe's investigation of paedophile Catholic priests, won for best film cast.But many of the main awards in Los Angeles were won by actors of diverse backgrounds, with industry magazine Variety noting that "diversity reigns".It comes amid controversy over a lack of diversity among Oscar nominees.Hollywood welcomes diversityhttp://yemen-nn.com/news/11714/
Sun, 31 Jan 2016 12:05:00 +0300http://yemen-nn.com/news/11714/Dubai to become an open-air museum&nbsp;
Dubai: Dubai has become an open canvas for authorities and real estate developers, who expect to start as early as March to transform the city into an open-air museum.
The concept of Dubai&rsquo;s open-air museum is to ultimately reshape the way people view the city &mdash; not one that has skyscrapers and development projects but one that instils a sense of culture and values.
Speaking to Gulf News, Saeed Mohammad Al Nabouda, Acting Director General at Dubai Culture and Arts Authority,http://yemen-nn.com/news/11711/
Sun, 31 Jan 2016 05:09:23 +0300http://yemen-nn.com/news/11711/Watch As Kit Harington Finally Gets Confronted About Jon Snow's Return(Spoiler alert!)
Jon Snow is probably coming back in Season 6 of "Game of Thrones." There are heavy hints in the books that the character lives on and Kit Harington has been spotted on set.
OK, dude's coming back. It is known. Like, if anything is known, it's that.
But even with all the evidence, there's one person who's remaining tight-lipped: Jon Snow himself, Kit Harington.
While appearing on "BBC Breakfast" to promote his new role as Doctor Faustus at London&rsquo;s Duke of York Theatre,http://yemen-nn.com/news/11696/
Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:06:00 +0300http://yemen-nn.com/news/11696/10 Awesome Movie Ideas That Pass The Bechdel TestHollywood films have become about as formulaic as our old AP math homework -- add one part historical drama with one part heroic triumph over hardship and a splash of sweeping (typically heterosexual) romance and you've got an award-winner on your hands. A mostly white cast seems to be the last ingredient to add to the recipe for success, no matter how much outrage we express about Hollywood's diversity problem. (And that's not even to mention the industry's obsession with remakes -- but that'shttp://yemen-nn.com/news/11695/
Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:36:00 +0300http://yemen-nn.com/news/11695/Miley Cyrus to star in Woody Allen seriesLOS ANGELES: Pop star Miley Cyrus will be the latest muse of Woody Allen as he directs his first television series for Amazon.
Cyrus, the 23-year-old Disney actress turned singer and mistress of provocation, said that she would appear in the yet-untitled project that the online retail giant plans to stream later this year.
Cyrus posted on Instagram a blue-hued painting of the famously bespectacled Allen, saying that she had kept his picture &ldquo;next to my bed for a few years.&rdquo;
&ldquo;Ihttp://yemen-nn.com/news/11684/
Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:01:00 +0300http://yemen-nn.com/news/11684/Kanye West's SWISH announcement analysed by a handwriting expertKanye West announced the track listing for his new album, SWISH, via a photo on Twitter, having scribbled down the song titles onto a notepad.
His writing, all in capitals and written using a thick black marker, is barely legible at times, with &lsquo;Real Friends&rsquo; looking more like &lsquo;Real D4ANSC&rsquo;.
So what does this say about Mr West? Well, over at Dazed they asked a handwriting expert Adam Brand to analyse the handwriting with interesting results.
&ldquo;Reading this,http://yemen-nn.com/news/11674/
Tue, 26 Jan 2016 19:11:00 +0300http://yemen-nn.com/news/11674/Mumbai launches India's first LGBT taxi serviceFrom begging at the traffic lights of Mumbai to now being trained as a driver for India's first cab service operated by members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, Sanjeevani Chauhan's life has come full circle.
"When you see a transgender or a gay person driving a cab in Mumbai, the other transgenders who are begging on the streets will definitely want to be a part of this change," said Ganesh Somwanshi, project director for Wings Rainbow, India's first cab servicehttp://yemen-nn.com/news/11673/
Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:11:00 +0300http://yemen-nn.com/news/11673/Charlotte Rampling: 'I regret my racist Oscars diversity comments'
Earlier this week (endsFri22Jan16) during a chat with French radio station Europe 1, the 69-year-old, who is nominated this year for her role in 45 Years, claimed the #OscarsWoWhite uproar surrounding next month's (Feb16) 88th Academy Awards ceremony is "racist to white people".
The alleged remarks came as African-American stars attacked Academy voters for failing to nominate a single black actor, director or film for any of the leading Oscars categories.
The actress was quoted as saying,http://yemen-nn.com/news/11651/
Sun, 24 Jan 2016 11:11:00 +0300http://yemen-nn.com/news/11651/Charlotte Rampling Defends Her “Racist To White People” Oscars CommentsIn statement to&nbsp;CBS Sunday&nbsp;ahead of the show&rsquo;s broadcast tomorrow, the British actress said she regretted her &ldquo;comments could have been misinterpreted this week in my interview with Europe 1 Radio&rdquo;.
&ldquo;I simply meant to say that in an ideal world every performance will be given equal opportunities for consideration. I am very honored to be included in this year&rsquo;s wonderful group of nominated actors and actresses,&rdquo; Rampling continued.
This year&rsquo;shttp://yemen-nn.com/news/11642/
Sun, 24 Jan 2016 00:24:00 +0300http://yemen-nn.com/news/11642/Chinese restaurants shut down after seasoning food with opium to 'hook' customers35 restaurants across China have been found illegally using opium as seasoning in their food, state officials say.
Five restaurants are being prosecuted over the findings, whilst 30 more are under investigation, according to the China Food and Drug Administration.
The eateries include a popular chain of hot pot restaurants in Beijing.
It is unclear how the opium came to enter the food, however, previous cases in China have seen chefs try to &lsquo;hook&rsquo; customers on their food through usehttp://yemen-nn.com/news/11634/
Sat, 23 Jan 2016 17:51:00 +0300http://yemen-nn.com/news/11634/U.S. celebrities back ‘Dump Trump’ driveEW YORK: Prominent actors, writers and thinkers joined a &ldquo;Stop Hate Dump Trump&rdquo; campaign to denounce the billionaire Republican presidential frontrunner, saying he is a threat to the United States. Actors Harry Belafonte, Kerry Washington and Jane Fonda, filmmaker Jonathan Demme and intellectual Noam Chomsky are among those lending their support to the drive to prevent Donald Trump getting into the White House.
&ldquo;We are offering Americans a chance to be heard and engage inhttp://yemen-nn.com/news/11632/
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